Middle East
What is the climate of the Middle East?
Arid
Christianity
What was the symbolic barrier that divided Western Europe from the USSR during the Cold War?
The Iron Curtain
What was China's policy as a method of population control?
One Child Policy
Which city in India was a symbol of poverty, homelessness, and despair?
Kolkata
What is the predominant religion of the Middle East?
Islam
No
Why have people failed to invade Russia?
Climate
Vast territory
Strategy of retreating
What is a self-governing territory in China?
Hong Kong
Mahatma Gandhi
What fossil fuels does the Middle East control?
Oil
Natural gas
What country typically colonized other territories?
Great Britain
What caused the severe environmental issues in Russia?
Rapid industrialization
Nuclear era
Which East Asian country has the strictest environmental laws?
Japan
With what country does India have conflict?
Pakistan
Who influences the price and availability of oil?
OPEC
What goals does the EU work towards?
Cooperation and political unity between European countries
How did the economic system change when the USSR dissolved?
Centralized to privatized
Marked the first time an Asian nation defeated a European power in modern history
Where do the majority of people live in Southeast Asia?
Rural areas
What was the root cause of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
Fight over land and national identity
What is the state policy for reclaiming lost territories and peoples based on shared ethnicity and history?
Irredentism
How did Russia expand their territory throughout history?
Autocracy
Geography
After China's economy switched to modified capitalism, what did not change?
Communist control in politics
Jobs, neighborhood, marriage, etc.